Vancouver band Cupla song review and debut CD out Nov. 26/11
Song Preview for new Cupla Single Release Date for Single: November 1, 2011 Release Date for CD Letters Home: November 26, 2011 by Jade Sperry JadedPhotography Vancouver’s Cupla are making waves among the indie scene in the downtown core. They’ve just finished recording for their new CD (entitled Letters Home) and they’ve sent me a [...]
THE RUBY SPIRIT RELEASES DOUBLE STOP MOTION VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE CALIGARI
PRESS RELEASE October 5, 2011 – TORONTO – There’s always been something colorful yet eerie about The Ruby Spirit’s work, and the Canadian band’s new “Caligari” music video is no exception. The video was done in double stop motion (a technique where actors are shot one photo at a time interacting with a claymation background). One year [...]
Interview – Newfoundland’s Ian Foster
“For those who appreciate, embrace and applaud artistic quality, commitment, drive, and the fruits of a laborious creative process, Ian Foster is reason to take notice.” Tony Ploughman, Fred’s Records Meet Newfoundland songwriter Ian Foster, a local favourite in the St. John’s music scene. Ian regularly tours in Canada and abroad. His music is played [...]
Audio Blood Show Listings
Hey All! We’re officially launching into the cooler months with some serious music coming at you from AB! With a number artists on tour and some with new releases as well, there’s not a second to waste! While Kim Wempe and Gabrielle Papillon are continuing their tour journey throughout the west, Ben Caplan & the [...]
NxEW is Expanding: From “Canadian Music” to “Canadian Arts and Culture”
Have no fear, all of the music is staying however there are far more music sites out there than there used to be and Canadian music is getting far more attention than it did just a few years ago. This is true both in Canada and abroad. So, we have made the decision to open [...]
The Opinionated Musician Blogs on Canadian Music
Very excited to share a new blog on underground Canadian Music, check out: http://opinionatedmusician.blogspot.com/ Recently reviewed include the Bonedevil, Hairy Holler, and the DGB review below. The DGB are currently on tour with solo musician “Vitus Wight” – http://www.reverbnation.com/vituswight That was the answer I got when I asked Daniel what their band name stood for. [...]
New Video from Ottawa’s ‘my Favourite tragedy’
My Favourite Tragedy, the 2010 winners of Canadaʼs biggest band competition Newcap Radio’s LiVE 88.5 Big Money Shot, have debuted the music video for their Celtic inspired single Like This. Fresh off a Northern Ontario tour and the release of their book/CD World of Quiet Talk, mFt has offered up an artistic and visually stunning video [...]
The 2011 Shadow Polaris goes to the Russian Futurists
NxEW’s readers almost always have profound disagreements with the Polaris jury. Of the 40 albums on our Shadow Polaris long list, 19 were not on the official Polaris list, and only 1 of the 10 Polaris short list albums made the Shadow Polaris list as well. Surprisingly that was Timber Timbre – “Creep On Creepin’ [...]
Rebekah Higgs takes a big step forward with “Odd Fellowship”
In the four years since Rebekah Higgs self titled solo debut she has gained immeasurably in confidence and maturity. Her first effort made full use of her beautiful voice, but lacked the depth, richness and diversity of “Odd Fellowship”. Between the two solo efforts, of course, Rebekah played the role of Ruby Jean in Ruby [...]
CONTEST: Bruce Peninsula – Open Flames ultimate package
The ever-expansive Bruce Peninsula, in both members and sound, will release their sophomore album Open Flames on October 4, 2011 via Hand Drawn Dracula. Alumni and current members of the critically acclaimed band include Taylor Kirk of Timber Timbre, Katie Stelmanis of Austra, Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station. Read our glowing review of Open Flames here. [...]
Album Review: Bruce Peninsula’s Open Flames is beautifully controlled chaos
About ten seconds into Open Flames, you’ll note that this won’t be a politely quiet album. Toronto’s Bruce Peninsula have made a name for themselves by being larger than life, both in their live shows as well as their membership. With a formidable choir that has called Taylor Kirk (Timber Timbre), Katie Stelmanis (Austra) and Casey [...]
Bad Vibrations
Bad Vibrations Power Punk Rock Brotherhood Records Excited to say the least for Bad Vibrations up-coming release of ‘Black Train’ which will be held at The Seahorse (Halifax, NS). Established in the summer of 09 Bad Vibrations have been extremely busy touring and playing gigs just about anywhere you can imagine. following the release of [...]
HALIFAX’S THE STANFIELDS JOIN FLOGGING MOLLY ON US AND CANADIAN TOUR DATES
The Stanfields are on a roll. Starting this week they will join American celtic rock heavy weights Flogging Molly on a run of tour dates in the US and Canada. From a win at this year’s East Coast Music Awards for Rising Star of the Year, to a recent nomination for Video of the Year [...]
Glen Bensley Walk of Fame Celebration
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160065834075683 Glen Bensley’s music, as in the style of The Great Taj Mahal, is eclectic, from ragtime, blues, 30′s & 40′s jazz, folk, slide guitar to novelty tunes to instrumentals. His music was a huge inspiration to all who were blessed enough to hear it, and especially those of us in the Durham Region. He [...]
Eliza and the Strange new Video!
With heavy riffs, menacing vocals, and dirty distortion, Halifax-based alternative rock band Eliza and The Strange are exploding onto the scene with their new track and video “She Ain’t Pretty”. From garage rock to soul, Eliza and The Strange encompass every aspect of intense, in-your-face rock n’ roll. http://www.elizaandthestrange.com
New Video: One Hundred Dollars (and tour dates with Elliott BROOD)
I was sure that Toronto’s One Hundred Dollars was a shoe-in for this year’s Polaris Music Prize short list for Songs of Man. Soon a lot more people will get to see why when they go on tour with Elliott Brood (that’s a hell of a show all put together). It’s worth mentioning that with [...]
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And all the ships at sea – An artist’s epiphany.
I kept having this vision, or picture in my mind rather, of a harbor filled to the rim with rowboats, each containing one person, bobbing around, but not moving. I couldn’t think what it meant. This morning I woke up and I imagined that each of those people was an artist, each with an instrument, [...]